''Fantasy 4ever'' () is the second Mandarin studio album by Taiwanese boy band
F4. It was released on December 18, 2002, by
Sony Music Taiwan
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. It includes a
VCD
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which contains two music videos.
Background and release
The album is organized in the style of a
split album
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with two tracks by
Vic
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* V.I.C. (rapper) (born 1987), stage name of an American rapper
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* Vic, Spain, a town and ...
, one track each by the other remaining members, a duet by
Vanness and
Ken
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* ''Ken'' (film), a 1965 Japanese film
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and six tracks collectively as F4. It features "Can't Lose You" (絕不能失去你) for the opening theme and "Season of Fireworks" (煙火的季節) for the ending theme of the 2002 Taiwanese drama series ''
Meteor Garden II
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'' respectively; and the
Pepsi
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advertisement theme song "Ask For More" and a Mandarin version of
Walt Disney
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's ''
Lilo & Stitch
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'' theme song, "Can't Help Falling in Love".
''Fantasy 4ever'' was released in Taiwan on December 18, 2002. In the Philippines, the album was released in June 2003.
Commercial performance
The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2003 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of
IFPI
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.
"2003 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list"
''IFPI Hong Kong''. Retrieved April 19, 2011. The album achieved commercial success in Indonesia, having sold over 100,000 copies within two weeks of its official release.
Track listing
# 絕不能失去你 (Can't Lose You)
# 煙火的季節 (Season of Fireworks)
# 愛的領域 (Love's Terrain)
# 一個人的冬季 (Lonely Winter)
# 晴天 (One Fine Day)
# 當你的朋友 (You As A Friend)
# Te Amo 我愛你 (Te Amo I Love You) - version of Chayanne
Elmer Figueroa Arce, better known under the stage name Chayanne, (born June 28, 1968) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making him one of ...
# 只有我 (Only I)
# 心理測驗 (Psychological Test)
# 怎麼會是你 (How Come It's You)
# Ask For More
# Can't Help Falling in Love
"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a song written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss and published by Gladys Music, Inc. The melody is based on " Plaisir d'amour", a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-� ...
Music videos
* "Ask For More" MV
* "Can't Help Falling in Love" MV
* "絕不能失去你" (Can't Lose You) MV
* "煙火的季節" (Season of Fireworks) MV
* "愛的領域" (Love's Terrain) MV
* "Te Amo 我愛你" (I Love You) MV
Charts
Weekly charts
Sales
References
2002 albums
F4 (band) albums
Sony Music Taiwan albums
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